Philippine Boat Show 2009 – Marine Electronics
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Photo courtesy Humminbird
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The Philippine Boat Show and SEA Exposition will give everyone who has any interest in the water a reason to be at the Mall Of Asia, Pasay City, on 20th – 23rd March, 2009. For example, in the world of marine electronics: satellite navigation, a Global Positioning System (GPSs) can now deliver accuracy to within a few metres without you having to take out a mortgage; and, fish finder, the dancing red dot depth gauge/fish finder of old has been replaced with fancy colour TV screens where the fish finder also shows size of fish.
The latest marine electronics systems combine GPS positioning, mapping, depth/height, fish finder and radar into a single unit where the only limit to the usefulness is the size of the screen you have to view all the information on. In the picture here we show the latest, Australian designed, Humminbird Matrix 97, combined GPS and fish finder. In the Humminbird Matrix 97 screen image you can see the lake bottom (the full-width horizontal red area) and a barramundi swimming beneath the boat (the red arch above the lake bottom . By combining the fish finder capability with the GPS you can record areas of regular fish activity, so that you can find them again next week/month/year. The latest GPS technology overlays current position, track and bearing information onto electronic navigation charts to help you find your way home after dark or in a heavy rainstorm.
Marine electronics systems, as fish finder and for navigation, from Humminbird, Garmin and other manufacturers, will be demonstrated at the 2009 Philippine Boat Show and SEA Exposition, so make a date to be at the Mall Of Asia in March to learn how to find your way in the world and catch the biggest fish in the pond.